websockets cat

This is a Docker image for wscat, the websockets cat. Use it as in the example below:

docker run -it --rm --net=host yanzinetworks/wscat

Read more at the wscat repository site for more details about the command-line arguments.

Building

This image can be used to build other versions of wscat by setting the VERSION build argument, e.g. by running a command similar to the following from the directory hosting this repository.

docker build -t yanzinetworks/wscat:2.2.0 --build-arg VERSION=2.2.0 .

Implementation Details

Internally, the image installs wscat using npm. It uses a separate user called wscat with ids: 7532:7532.

Release Tempo

The intention for this repository is to follow the release tempo for the official wscat project. The project will typically pick the latest stable node Alpine image at release time. Generated images are automatically tagged with the same version number as the wscat release number.

Missing a release? Open a PR!

Releases will be done through creating (git) tags with the same value as the one in the VERSION build argument of the Dockerfile